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10:55 AM ET, September 13, 2018

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Eliana Johnson / Politico:
Trump's FEMA chief under investigation over use of official cars  —  FEMA administrator Brock Long is the target of an ongoing Department of Homeland Security inspector general investigation into whether he misused government vehicles during his commutes to North Carolina from Washington …
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Josh Dawsey / Washington Post:
‘Never give an inch’: Trump keeps touting perceived failures as successes  —  An estimated 3,000 people died after the devastating Hurricane Maria ravaged Puerto Rico last year.  Large swaths of the island were without power for months.  FEMA was short thousands of workers and underestimated …
Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
President Trump has made more than 5,000 false or misleading claims
Orlando Sentinel:   Orlando Puerto Rican leaders plan demonstration at Trump's Mar-A-Lago
Politico:
GOP senators: No Sessions replacement could get confirmed  —  The possible axing of Jeff Sessions is giving Republican senators a migraine.  —  Senate Republicans are in a jam when it comes to Jeff Sessions.  —  While resigned to President Donald Trump firing the attorney general …
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Politico:
Giuliani: Trump sees no danger in Manafort plea  —  Trump's lawyer says of Manafort: 'It's pretty clear if they were going to get anything from him they'd have gotten it already.'  —  The prospect of former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort cutting a plea deal with special counsel Robert Mueller's office …
Politico:
The one thing Trump can't sell: A booming economy  —  White House aides and other top Republicans are giving up on their efforts to keep the president on message to rescue the GOP this fall.  —  In an alternate universe, President Donald Trump would be heading into the midterms relentlessly touting …
Discussion: Washington Post
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Jennifer Surane / Bloomberg:
Trump Says ‘Nervous Mess’ Dimon Lacks Smarts for Presidency
Discussion: Political Wire
Seung Min Kim / Washington Post:
Kavanaugh offers details on Nationals tickets purchases that led to debt  —  Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh on Wednesday described in detail how he regularly bought Washington Nationals tickets and split the cost with friends — purchases the White House has said led Kavanaugh …
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
New emails show Kavanaugh's involvement in controversial nomination
Discussion: National Review
Ryan Grim / The Intercept:
Dianne Feinstein Withholding Brett Kavanaugh Document From Fellow Judiciary Committee Democrats
Discussion: Common Dreams
king.senate.gov:
After Thorough Review, King Announces Opposition to Judge Brett Kavanaugh's Nomination to Supreme Court
Discussion: Axios and Politico
Caitlin Dickerson / New York Times:
Detention of Migrant Children Has Skyrocketed to Highest Levels Ever … Household incomes increased in 2017, the Census Bureau said, returning to roughly the levels before the recession.  —  President Trump is planning to pay Mexico $20 million to deport unauthorized immigrants there.
Allum Bokhari / Breitbart:
LEAKED VIDEO: Google Leadership's Dismayed Reaction to Trump Election  —  A video recorded by Google shortly after the 2016 presidential election reveals an atmosphere of panic and dismay amongst the tech giant's leadership, coupled with a determination to thwart both the Trump agenda …
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BuzzFeed News:
A Leaked Video Shows Google Leadership Reacting To Trump's 2016 Election Win
Discussion: Axios and Breitbart
John Hinderaker / Power Line:
It's Official: Google Is a Democratic Party Front
Discussion: Breitbart and The Verge
RT:
'We're not agents': UK's suspects in Skripal case talk exclusively with RT's editor-in-chief (VIDEO)  —  WATCH BELOW PARTS 1 & 2 OF THE INTERVIEW THE THIRD PART OF THE VIDEO TO FOLLOW SOON.  —  The two men reached out to RT Editor-in-Chief Margarita Simonyan, as they wanted to tell their story.
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RT:
RT editor-in-chief's exclusive interview with Skripal case suspects Petrov & Boshirov (TRANSCRIPT)
Discussion: The Intercept
James B. Stewart / New York Times:
Threats and Deception: Why CBS's Board Turned Against Leslie Moonves  —  Why CBS's Board Turned Against Leslie Moonves … Top CBS News Producer Is Ousted After Misconduct Allegations … CRACKDOWN ON VAPING  —  Youth E-Cigarette Use Reaches ‘Epidemic Proportion,’ F.D.A. Finds
William Saletan / Slate:
The Weekly Standard's Kavanaugh Fact Check Was Correct  —  Can journalists on the right honestly fact-check journalists on the left?  That question erupted this week in a fight over Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court confirmation hearings.  The fight, as promised, has exposed media bias.
Ricochet:
Norm MacDonald, #MeToo, and the Fatal Flaw in the New Morality  —  Jon Gabriel, Ed.  —  Twitter is a cesspool.  As if we needed more evidence, legendary comedian and acclaimed author Norm MacDonald was targeted for saying words to a reporter that a microscopic minority of humorless scolds didn't care for.
Mike Allen / Axios:
Trump's historic gift to media  —  Aboard Air Force One recently, an aide was showing President Trump detailed data, complete with graphics and fine print.  Usually the president prefers top lines and the big picture.  This time, he was going deeper.  The topic of the commander-in-chief's attention …
Yoni Appelbaum / The Atlantic:
Americans Aren't Practicing Democracy Anymore  —  democracy is a most unnatural act.  People have no innate democratic instinct; we are not born yearning to set aside our own desires in favor of the majority's.  Democracy is, instead, an acquired habit.  —  Like most habits …
New York Post:
Mailer linking Nixon to anti-Semitism was approved by top Cuomo aides … The slimy mailer that sought to link Cynthia Nixon to anti-Semitism was drafted and approved by Gov. Andrew Cuomo's closest advisors, including former top aide Larry Schwartz, sources told The Post Wednesday.
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Jesse McKinley / New York Times:
Former Cuomo Aide Drafted Language for Inflammatory Anti-Semitism Flier
Discussion: CNN and NY State of Politics
Mark Joseph Stern / Slate:
Rick Scott Is Preparing to Pack the State Supreme Court After His Term Ends  —  On Jan. 8, 2019, a new governor of Florida will be sworn in.  On that same day, three of the Florida Supreme Court's seven justices will complete their final terms.  Based on those facts alone …
Niraj Chokshi / New York Times:
N.R.A. Show Puts Thomas the Tank Engine in K.K.K. Hood to Criticize Diversity Move  —  Even by the standards of today's political culture, it was a startling image: the talking trains from the children's television show “Thomas & Friends,” wearing Ku Klux Klan hoods.
Discussion: USA Today and Mediaite
E.J. Dionne Jr / Washington Post:
Brett Kavanaugh — and Susan Collins — better watch these seeds of a grass-roots revolt  —  Exceptional dangers require exceptional and sometimes unusual responses.  —  This was the spirit animating the volunteers at a phone bank here Tuesday night.  They were asking citizens to urge …
Sabrina Tavernise / New York Times:
U.S. Has Highest Share of Foreign-Born Since 1910, With More Coming From Asia  —  WASHINGTON — The foreign-born population in the United States has reached its highest share since 1910, according to government data released Thursday, and the new arrivals are more likely to come from Asia …
Discussion: National Review and Aleteia
Eric Mack / CNET:
Mysterious observatory evacuation stirs alien conspiracy theories … Corners of the internet are atwitter about a possible alien coverup after reports that a Blackhawk helicopter and federal agents swooped in and inexplicably evacuated a remote part of New Mexico, including a prominent solar observatory.
Sara Carter / Sara A. Carter:
Damning New Strzok Text to Page: “The Times is Angry With Us About the WP Scoop”  —  Strzok's latest text message seems to contradict what his attorney said earlier this week  —  A series of text messages released Wednesday reveal that former FBI Special Agent Peter Strzok was in contact …
CNN:
Mueller circles Roger Stone  —  Special counsel Robert Mueller appears to be zeroing in on Roger Stone, a longtime ally of President Donald Trump who briefly served on Trump's presidential campaign.  So far, prosecutors have secured testimony from at least nine Stone associates, including some who were subpoenaed.
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Rand Paul ramps up his alliance with Trump  —  on some of his most controversial moves, going against the prevailing sentiment of the libertarian movement with which he and his father, former Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas), have long been identified.  —  Some of the most libertarian-leaning members of Congress, such as Sens. Jeff Flake
Discussion: Political Wire
Thomas Gibbons-Neff / New York Times:
One of the First Women in the Infantry Will Be Discharged From the Marines  —  WASHINGTON — One of the first women to enter the Marine Corps infantry is being discharged from the service after admitting to having an intimate relationship with a subordinate — a fellow Marine she eventually married.
Discussion: Task & Purpose
Bakersfield Californian:
Six dead — five victims and suspect — in southeast Bakersfield shooting  —  One of five Bakersfield shooting victims lies behind barrier tape between Bear Mountain Sports and A-1 Battery at Weedpatch Highway and Di Miller Drive, just south of Highway 58.  Three were shot at this location …
Discussion: Raw Story
Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
A newspaper diminished by cutbacks prepares to cover another monster storm  —  The last time a hurricane took direct aim at North Carolina, back in 1999, the Raleigh News & Observer mobilized most of the 250 people in its newsroom to cover the storm and its aftermath.
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
2018 Senate Forecast  —  FiveThirtyEight's predictions for the 2018 Senate elections
Dana Blanton / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Republican ahead of incumbent Democrat in Indiana Senate race  —  President Trump remains popular in Indiana, a state he won by 19 percentage points — and that's bad news for incumbent Democrat Sen. Joe Donnelly.  —  A Fox News poll of Indiana likely voters shows Republican …
Discussion: Breitbart and Politico
Rachel Feintzeig / Wall Street Journal:
Tax Change Helps Executives Afford Pricier Planes  —  Jet sales soar as business owners take advantage of new tax write-off  —  The recent changes to the tax code are giving business executives a new perk: the opportunity to deduct the entirety of a corporate-jet purchase.
Bloomberg:
Betsy DeVos Loses Student Loan Lawsuit Brought by 19 States  — Judge says department's postponment of rule was improper  — Hearing on remedies in case scheduled for Friday in Washington  —  U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos lost a lawsuit brought by 19 states and the District of Columbia …
Discussion: Splinter and Axios
David Siders / Politico:
Hickenlooper moves closer to 2020 presidential bid  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper is edging closer to a potential run for president, following what he called an “encouraging” summer mulling a campaign.  —  “What I saw was an interest ... a genuine interest in terms …
 
 
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Peter Hasson / The Daily Caller:
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Ryan McCrimmon / Politico:
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Russian bombers flew near Alaska, intercepted by Air Force jets, US military says
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Another Washington Post book to attack Trump, ‘crime of the century’
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CBS News:
Fired “60 Minutes” boss warned CBS News reporter: “There are people who've lost their jobs trying to harm me”
David French / National Review:
Why I Changed the Way I Write about Police Shootings
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